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Thursday, February 14, 2013

February 14

I spent 90 minutes face to face with a tall, dark, and
handsome young man Valentine’s afternoon.He began by telling me just what he was going to do, and gently laid me
back.Asking if I would like a pillow
behind my neck, he applied some gel and before I knew it my lips were
numb.He stopped every now and then to
ask if I were ok, and to say that there was no need to hurry and to let him
know if I needed a break.There was a
talk show on the television, but I could not tell you what it was about, all I
could think of was what he was doing to me.The time seemed endless, but everything must come to an end.When our time was over we set a date for
our next session, in three weeks.That’s
when my permanent dental crowns will be in.

Gotcha!Yes, that’s right; I went to the dentist
after work on Valentine’s Day.It was a
full day, beginning with a couple inches of snow.I would have found it beautiful if I hadn’t
been shoveling a path through it for Hillary’s wheelchair so I could get her to
the bus by 6:45, and cleaning off my van so I could drive it to work by
7:30.Work was ok, but of course with 10
women working together in a kitchen with a time deadline it was chaotic and cacophonous—I’ve
come to refer to going to work as riding the “Crazy Train”, it’s been a wild
ride this school year.Between the
laughter and nearly brought to tears all in the space of 5 hours, I was glad to
leave.Once home, I chatted with my
adult daughter about her classes, had a sandwich and cup of tea, finished
shoveling the driveway at the end where the sun doesn’t reach, got Hillary into
the house from the bus and unpacked and went to my dental appointment.Once back home, my hubby and I exchanged
Valentine’s, ordered out for dinner from our favorite Italian restaurant, and
got Hillary settled into bed before he left for choir.We plan to have tea and some of the brownies
that my daughter baked for us between when I left for the dentist and Bruce got
home.

I feel lots of love around me
always, but it’s nice to have a day set aside to show it, whether you’re part
of a couple, or simply part of a family.I hope you’ve felt loved today, and every day.Happy Valentine’s Day!